← 7 September 2026 · 9 September 2026 →
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Parliament elected the members of the Independent Public Media Board. The immunity of Csaba Latorcai and Alexandra Szentkirályi was not lifted.
The finance minister's decree is a technical amendment: ownership rights over Hungarian state-owned units of the Turkic Investment Fund are now exercised by the Ministry of Economy and Energy instead of the Ministry for National Economy. The change follows the new division of ministerial tasks. The decree entered into force on the day after publication.
Weight: 1/3 · Technical amendment; the substance of the rules does not change.
Under a resolution of the President, judge Dr Judit Diána Gyürüs is relieved of her judicial office due to her resignation, with effect from 16 November 2026. The dismissal was proposed by the president of the National Office for the Judiciary.
Weight: 1/3 · Routine decision of the President (appointment, award or similar).
On the proposal of the president of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President appointed four judges starting from 15 September 2026. Dr Kristóf Károlyi is appointed judge for three years, until 14 September 2029. Dr Orsolya Kovács, Dr Zsuzsanna Nádaskay and Dr Adrienn Sári became judges for an indefinite term.
Weight: 1/3 · Routine decision of the President (appointment, award or similar).
The President relieved Ambassador István Szabó of leading the Hungarian embassy in New Delhi; the mandate also covered Nepal, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The resolution was signed by the previous President, Tamás Sulyok, on 10 December 2025, but has only now appeared.
Weight: 1/3 · Routine decision of the President (appointment, award or similar).
Parliament elected the members of the Independent Public Media Board with effect from 9 September 2026. Viktor Bálint, Miklós Hargitai and György Szabó became members for four years (at most until the new Parliament is formed), and Dr Judit Bayer, Árpád Kollár and Miklós Sükösd for two years. Dr Judit Bayer became chair of the board.
Weight: 3/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise B05, E07).
Parliament amended its rules of procedure on the final vote on the budget act. The final vote can be held at the earliest three days after the Fiscal Council's opinion arrives or the deadline for its opinion expires without result. If the Council objects, the government's information on its review must be awaited first, and if necessary a vote must also be held on the government's amendment. The president of the Fiscal Council may present the opinion before the final vote, and the final vote cannot be postponed. The resolution entered into force on the day after publication and also applies to pending procedures.
Weight: 3/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise B08).
Parliament elected the members of the ad hoc committee nominating the president and members of the Media Council. According to the gazette, the chair is Dr István Hantosi (TISZA), the vice-chair Balázs Lajos Németh (Fidesz), and the parliamentary members Andrea Anna Bujdosó and Orsolya Schummer (TISZA) and István Szabadi (Mi Hazánk). The committee also includes members delegated by media professional organisations, for example representatives of advertising, publishers', broadcasters' and content providers' associations. The resolution entered into force on adoption.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Parliament did not suspend the immunity of MP Dr Csaba Latorcai in case no. 3.Bpk.41.231/2026 of the Pest Central District Court. So no proceedings can be brought against the MP in this case.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Parliament did not suspend the immunity of MP Dr Csaba Latorcai in case no. 3.Bpk.41.279/2026 of the Pest Central District Court. So no proceedings can be brought against the MP in this case.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Parliament did not suspend the immunity of MP Alexandra Szentkirályi in case no. 3.Bpk.41.231/2026 of the Pest Central District Court. So no proceedings can be brought against the MP in this case.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Parliament did not suspend the immunity of MP Alexandra Szentkirályi in case no. 3.Bpk.41.279/2026 of the Pest Central District Court. So no proceedings can be brought against the MP in this case.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Issue no. 127 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 8 September and contains 11 items. Parliament elected the members of the Independent Public Media Board and the committee nominating the Media Council, amended its rules of procedure on the final budget vote and decided on four immunity cases. A finance minister's decree and presidential resolutions on appointing and dismissing judges and dismissing an ambassador also appeared. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.